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S. S. BRADLEY.

COMBINED CABINET AND TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1913.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

UNITED srarrs AT rro.

SAMUEL S. BRADLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED CABINET AND TABLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. BRADLEY, a citizen of the United States, and residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Cabinet and Table, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined cabinet and table, adapted for use in apartment houses or other places where on account of restrictions .of space or other reasons the use of ordinary furniture is not convenient or desirable. 1

One of the objects of my invention is to so combine a cabinet or similar piece of furniture with a table that the latter may serve as a door of the cabinet without disclosing its character of a table.

Another object is to so combine the two that the table, when used as such, will permit the seating of persons on all of its sides.

A further object is to secure an artistic appearance to the whole.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective elevation showing the table member in use as one of the doors of the cabinet; Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the table member lowered and in position to accommodate persons at three sides; Fig. 3 is also a perspective elevation showing the table member lowered and in position to accommodate persons at four sides.

In the drawings 1 is the frame of the cabinet, a portion of the interior of which is provided with shelves 2 for books or other articles. The cabinet front 3 is transversely divided into an upper section 3 and a lower section 3 which are connected to each other by hinges 4, the upper section 3' being secured to the frame 1 by a lock 3 The table top is formed by the upper section 3 shown in lowered position in Fig. 2. The table top 3, has an inner portion 5, forming a door, pivoted to open outwardly as shown in Fig. 1, for more convenient access to the interior of the cabinet when the upper section of the front is in raised position, and this door is provided with a lock 7 which, besides its ordinary fastening use, prevents the door from dropping when the upper section of the cabinet front is used as a table top. Attached to the front of the door 5 is a decorative panel 8, which, when the upper section of the cabinet front is used as a table, drops Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A g 29 1916 Application filed September 25, 1913.

Serial No. 791,768.

into position as a support for the table top, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The lower section 3 of the cabinet front 3 is connected to the frame of the cabinet by hinges 9 so that the table may be swung to the side of the frame of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 3, thereby affording use of all four sides thereof. The lower section 3 of the cabinet front is provided with doors 10; pivoted to open outwardly as shown in Fig. 1. These doors, not only afford access to the lower portion of the interior of the cabinet, but when the table member is lowered in the position shown in Fig. 3, they may be opened to provide a place for the feet of the person or persons sitting at that side of the table.

If desired, the lower section of the cabinet front 3 may be omitted, with the corresponding portion of the cabinet frame; and the upper portion of the frame and corresponding portion of the front 3' may be attached to one of the walls of the room or built into the same.

I claim:

1. A cabinet having a front hinged to open to a horizontal position for use as a table, said front having a portion hinged to open laterally to give access to the interior when the front is closed, and another portion hinged to said last-named portion and adapted for use as a raised panel when in inoperative position, but which may be lowered as a support for the entire front when the latter is in horizontal position.

2. A cabinet with a door hinged to open from the top, and another door connected to the first door and hinged to open laterally, said last-named door having a raised panel hinged to its face to act as a supportfor the first-named door when in lowered position.

3. A cabinet having a front transversely divided into an upper and lower portion, the upper portion being hinged to open to a. horizontal position for use as a table, and also having a door hinged to open laterally to give access to the interior when the upper portion of the front is closed, a panel hinged to said door to act as a support for the upper portion of the cabinet when in lowered posi tion, means connected with the lower portion of the front for turning the whole front laterally to one side of the cabinet, and a door in said lower portion of the cabinet front.

4. A cabinet having a front transversely 10 front.

In witness whereof the inventor has hereunto set his hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at New York, in the county and State of New York, this 23rd day of September, 1913.

SAMUEL s; BRADLEY.

In presence of- BALTHASAR J. CARUso, EUGENE S. MACDONALD. 

